Blue Meadow Violet vs Gray Flying Fox

Viola nephrophylla compared with Pteropus griseus

Key Differences

• Blue Meadow Violet is Least Concern while Gray Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue Meadow Violet	Gray Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Violaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Viola	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Viola nephrophylla	Pteropus griseus

Conservation Status

Blue Meadow Violet

LC — Least Concern

Gray Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue Meadow Violet	Gray Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue Meadow Violet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Gray Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blue Meadow Violet

The Blue Meadow Violet (Viola nephrophylla) is a species in the genus Viola. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.